38 days to training camp

It’s no coincidence that Richard Seymour accepted his $12.398 million days after the team’s summer practices (including a mandtatory minicamp after the draft) ended on Tuesday.

With the Raiders announcing Saturday that the defensive end signed his exclusive franchise tender, that means that all the team’s free agents will be at camp in Napa on July 28.

The Raiders acquired Seymour just before the start of last season by sending a 2011 first-round pick to New England. Seymour finished with four sacks in 15 games.

As far as signing Seymour to a long-term deal, Oakland coach Tom Cable said back in April that it was close. So it must be closer now.

And how about JaMarcus Russell showing up at Andre Ward’s fight in Oakland Saturday night and gettting booed by fans? What … was … he … thinking? Does he enjoy getting booed? Did he fly in from Alabama thinking he would be able to peacefully enjoy the fight?

I was supposed to be there covering the fight but was home sick (eight days now with some mysterious allergic reaction). I haven’t heard any guesses yet about how much JaMarcus weighed